World Current Affairs MCQs June 2022

At the center of this controversy is Nupur Sharma, who was a spokesperson of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She made the remark in a televised debate last month, and videos of her statement had gone viral. Naveen Jindal, who was media head of the party’s Delhi unit, had also posted a provocative tweet on the issue. On 27 May 2022, Sharma participated in a debate on the Gyanvapi Mosque dispute on the Times Now television channel, during which she made controversial remarks regarding Muhammad and the age of one of his wives, Aisha, noting that Aisha was 6-years-old when married, and 9 when the marriage was consummated.

The United States, Britain, France and Germany have submitted a motion to the UN atomic energy watchdog to censure Iran over its lack of cooperation with the agency, diplomats said 7 June 2022. The resolution urging Iran to cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is the first since June 2020 when a similar motion censuring Iran was adopted.

Iran has launched a solid-fueled rocket into space named ‘Zuljanah’. It is a 25.5 meter-long rocket, capable of carrying a satellite of 220 kilograms. The satellites will gather data in low-earth orbit. Zuljanah is named after the horse of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.

Croatia is set to adopt the euro currency from the start of 2023 after meeting all the criteria to join the European Commission. This move will make Croatia the 20th European country to use the single currency. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement that Croatia has made a step toward adopting the Euro common currency

The United Nations has changed the Republic of Turkey’s country name at the organisation from “Turkey” to “Türkiye”, following a request from Ankara for the change. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that a letter had been received on Wednesday from the Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu addressed to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, requesting the use of “Türkiye” instead of “Turkey” for all affairs.

A new World Bank reported says 733 million people globally have no access to electricity, while 2.4 billion people are still using fuels detrimental to their health and the environment.

England hit a world record one-day international score of 498 against the Netherlands and won the match by 232 runs in Amstelveen. The England team beat their previous mark of 481-6 sets against Australia at Trent Bridge in 2018. In the recent match, three England players scored centuries with Liam Livingstone making the fastest half-century in England’s ODI history off just 17 balls. Player of the match Jos Buttler finished on 162 not out, with a century off 47 balls.

Canada unveiled on 8 June 2022 a national carbon emissions market to help it meet its climate goals by allowing cities, farmers and others to sell credits for CO2 reductions to heavier polluters. Under the system, registered participants can generate one credit for each tonne of emissions they reduce or remove from the atmosphere.

Hulusi Akar is the current Turkish Minister of Defense and a former four-star Turkish Armed Forces general who served as the 29th Chief of the Turkish General Staff. On July 9, 2018 Akar was appointed by Turkey’s President Erdogan as the Minister for National Defense. This was the first time in Turkey’s history that a civilian government appointed an active duty military officer to this position.

South Korea’s homegrown Nuri rocket launches satellites into orbit for 1st time. It’s a big milestone for the nation, which has big space ambitions. A fully homegrown South Korean rocket has put satellites into orbit for the first time ever.

The 19th Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), commenced in Singapore, two years after the Covid-19 pandemic. The Shangri-La Annual Dialogue is one of important Asia’s Defence Summits. It’s a unique meeting where ministers debate the region’s most significant security challenges. It was launched in 2002 by the British think tank IISS with the support of the Singaporean government. The Shangri-La Dialogue is officially known as the Asia Security Summit. Asia’s premier security summit, the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, took place in Singapore on 10–12 June 2022.

BRICS is the acronym coined to associate five major emerging economies: the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Russian Federation, the Republic of India, the People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of South Africa. The BRICS members are known for their significant influence on world affairs. Since 2009, the governments of the BRICS states have met annually at formal summits. China host the most recent 14th BRICS summit on 23 – 24 June 2022 virtually.

UN Secretary General António Guterres on June 10, 2022 announced the appointment of Navid Hanif of Pakistan as assistant secretary general for economic development in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Mr. Hanif brings to the position more than 30 years of experience in national and international civil service. He succeeds Elliot Harris of Trinidad and Tobago.

Every year, June 7 is observed as World Food Safety Day across the world. The objective behind the day is to promote awareness to prevent, detect and manage food-borne risks. The day was declared by the United Nations in 2018 to raise awareness of food safety. This year, the theme of World Food Safety Day is, “Safer Food, Better Health”. As per a report by WHO, the world records over 600 million cases of food-borne diseases annually.

Ace Tennis player Rafael Nadal won the final match to beat Casper Ruud and claim his 14th French Open Men’s single title. With this victory, Nadal claimed his 14th championship at Roland Garros and 22nd Grand Slam title overall. He is two titles ahead of rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. French Open is a Grand Slam tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France